Arabic Language and Literature

It is an honor to be one of the winners of the King Faisal International Prize which is granted to the literary works for the first time. What deepens my honor is that it’s a big honor to literary work, and an awareness of its cultural role in the progress of people and prosperity of their life, at a time where the scientific accomplishments have overshadowed this truth, and the political issues and contemporary affairs of the Arab Society have taken away the required attention to literary work, thought and culture.

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Arabic Language and Literature topics relate to specialized areas that lead and enrich the discipline.

Prizes for Arabic Language and Literature were established in 1977 and first awarded in 1979.

One is considered qualified to win the King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature if they have done an original creative published work on the announced prize’s topic, resulting in obvious scholastic benefits and enrichment of knowledge in the Arabic language and literature, and meeting one or more of the prize’s objectives as determined by the respective Selection Committee.